Raw Data: Number of registered medical marijuana patients and caregivers in Michigan declines

Mar. 21, 2014

Written by

Kristi Tanner

Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

The number of qualifying patients and primary caregivers in the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program declined by 17% from 2012 to 2013. The decline was fueled by a drop of about 23,000 in the number of registered caregivers.

Severe and chronic pain was the most frequently cited condition for medical marijuana patients — about 68% last year — followed by severe and persistent muscle spasms (19%), severe nausea (8%) and cancer (3%).

On March 14, post-traumatic stress disorder, the first mental health condition to be covered, was added to the list of qualifying medical conditions for marijuana use.